Fallon Sherrock Quotes

When you are racing in an able-bodied competition, you're all equal and you go out there and try your best, and that's what counts.

Of course I used to smile and laugh in 1976, but not when I was competing. Please show me somebody who laughs when they are concentrating; I always smiled.

I let my racket do the talking.

I'm all for competition; competition is good. I just want to make sure the playing field is level.

It doesn't matter who you play - you can win against anyone; you can lose against anyone.

I'm a firm believer in young, old, tall, short, doesn't matter. Basketball is basketball. It's the way you approach it.

I focus on my opponents the same way whether they are a champion or not.

From my perception, listen: the game is different on turf, but it's the same for everybody.

As a player you just concentrate on your game.

I don't know how I look when I'm on the court to tell you the truth, I'm just focused.

When you get out in the field, it's just like any other game. You want to be the same player, the same team that has gotten them to that point. I don't think you have to do anything special. Just be yourself and allow all the time you put in that take over and get the job done.

When an archer is shooting for nothing, he has all his skill. If he shoots for a brass buckle, he is already nervous. If he shoots for a prize of gold, he goes blind or sees two targets - He is out of his mind! His skill has not changed. But the prize divides him. He cares. He thinks more of winning than of shooting- And the need to win drains him of power.

No one man is superior to the game.

You don't have time to dwell on what is going on in the games.

Ninety percent of hockey is mental and the other half is physical.

I'll let the racket do the talking.

In baseball, democracy shines its clearest. The only race that matters is the race to the bag. The creed is the rule book. And color, merely something to distinguish one team's uniform from another's.

The thing I like most about football is it's a meritocracy.

I like trying to win. That's what golf is all about.

When I was playing football, I always felt in complete control. When I play golf and come under pressure, it's a completely different ball game.

No - I'm quite calm inside during the game for most of the time - not 100%, but generally very calm.

Where we can compete on merit, we do very well.

I'd far rather talk about players. They are the people who make things happen.

People don't want to watch a sport where you see people fall down and somehow score above someone who goes clean.

Baseball is one of the most beautiful games. It is. It is a very Zen-like game.